My Hometown –1st Draft Lesson Plan for a low-intermediate ESL Listening & Speaking Class
A – Pre-Video Screening Survey
Ask your classmates the questions and take notes.
1. Would you want to live in a big city or a small city?
2. If you could live in any city in the world, what one would you choose?
Classmate’s Name:
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|| B. Vocabulary Preview
Look at the words and phrases in the boxes. Put a (check) next to the words you know and a * (star) next to words you don’t know. Next, go to www.m-w.com and look up the definitions to words with a * and write them down. Then discuss the meanings with the class.
originally
Shoot
hometown
be raised in
tell the truth
grew up
diversity
nestled
rural
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1. I’mfrom Silver Lake, but now I live in Ringwood, N.J.
2. A: Can I ask you a question?
B: _.
3. A: What’s your_?
B: I was born and raised in San Diego.
4. I live in a small town in a area.
5. Where is your town located?
B: It’s__ in the Ramapo Mountains.
D – My Hometown Video
People often tell stories about themselves in conversations. We all have these stories. We tell them over and over again.
In the “My Hometown” video you will hear people talk about their hometowns. Now watch the video.
Watch the video again and circle T (True) or F (F) next to the statements.
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T F
Kathy really liked growing up in her hometown.
T F
One thing Marge likes about New York City is the diversity.
T F
Dan was raised in Ringwood.
T F
Ringwood is located fifty miles from New York City.
T F
Jan lives on the lake and likes to ski in the winter.
You can check your answers in the tapescript.
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(grammar and pronunciation component in progress)
E – Build Your Own Story
Work with a partner and talk about your hometowns. Here are some questions to help you build your stories.
What is the name of your hometown?
Where is it exactly?
How big is it? What is the population?
What are some interesting facts about it?
What do you like about your hometown? What don’t you like about it?
Extension Activities
1.Prepare a story about your hometown to tell the class. You can use your answers to the questions in section E to help you. Try to talk for 1-2 minutes.
Listen to an example of Mary’s story: “Alexandria, Minnesota – My Hometown”
(Note: this could be changed to a story about a big city.)
Tapescript –
I’m originally from a small town called Alexandria. Everyone calls it “Alex.” It’s located in the northwestern part of the state of Minnesota. It has many beautiful lakes and woodlands and the seasons are beautiful. But it gets really cold in the wintertime—twenty or thirty below zero. I know, that is so cold! But that doesn’t stop everyone from skating and skiing and drinking lots of hot cocoa. Summers are great. They’re hot and humid and with all the lakes, people like to go swimming and boating and fishing. Summertime in Alex has one drawback—millions of mosquitoes. This is why we say the mosquito is the Minnesota State Bird.
Alex has some interesting history, too. It’s considered the birthplace of America. Really. I’m not kidding. In the fourteenth century some Vikings sailed all the way to Alex. That’s why there’s a big statue of a Viking right in the middle of Main Street. We call him “Big Ole.” It’s a Scandinavian name. The Vikings wrote about their journey on a stone called “the ruinstone.” In the nineteenth century a farmer in Alex found the stone. You can see the ruinstone in the small museum downtown.
Alex was a great place to grow up. I hope you can visit it sometime.
2. Make an audio or videotape of your report about your hometown. Add pictures and any other media.
3. Prepare an oral presentation about a city or town you would love to live in. Provide details about the city and why you would like to live there someday. Include visuals and/or media.
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Lesson Plan for a low-intermediate ESL Listening & Speaking Class
A – Pre-Video Screening Survey
Ask your classmates the questions and take notes.
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B. Vocabulary Preview
Look at the words and phrases in the boxes. Put a
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C. Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes.
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1. I’mfrom Silver Lake, but now I live in Ringwood, N.J.
2. A: Can I ask you a question?
B: _.
3. A: What’s your_?
B: I was born and raised in San Diego.
4. I live in a small town in a area.
5. Where is your town located?
B: It’s__ in the Ramapo Mountains.
D – My Hometown Video
People often tell stories about themselves in conversations. We all have these stories. We tell them over and over again.
In the “My Hometown” video you will hear people talk about their hometowns. Now watch the video.
Watch the video again and circle T (True) or F (F) next to the statements.
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You can check your answers in the tapescript.
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(grammar and pronunciation component in progress)
E – Build Your Own Story
Work with a partner and talk about your hometowns. Here are some questions to help you build your stories.
Extension Activities
1.Prepare a story about your hometown to tell the class. You can use your answers to the questions in section E to help you. Try to talk for 1-2 minutes.Listen to an example of Mary’s story: “Alexandria, Minnesota – My Hometown”
(Note: this could be changed to a story about a big city.)
Tapescript –
I’m originally from a small town called Alexandria. Everyone calls it “Alex.” It’s located in the northwestern part of the state of Minnesota. It has many beautiful lakes and woodlands and the seasons are beautiful. But it gets really cold in the wintertime—twenty or thirty below zero. I know, that is so cold! But that doesn’t stop everyone from skating and skiing and drinking lots of hot cocoa. Summers are great. They’re hot and humid and with all the lakes, people like to go swimming and boating and fishing. Summertime in Alex has one drawback—millions of mosquitoes. This is why we say the mosquito is the Minnesota State Bird.
Alex has some interesting history, too. It’s considered the birthplace of America. Really. I’m not kidding. In the fourteenth century some Vikings sailed all the way to Alex. That’s why there’s a big statue of a Viking right in the middle of Main Street. We call him “Big Ole.” It’s a Scandinavian name. The Vikings wrote about their journey on a stone called “the ruinstone.” In the nineteenth century a farmer in Alex found the stone. You can see the ruinstone in the small museum downtown.
Alex was a great place to grow up. I hope you can visit it sometime.
2. Make an audio or videotape of your report about your hometown. Add pictures and any other media.
3. Prepare an oral presentation about a city or town you would love to live in. Provide details about the city and why you would like to live there someday. Include visuals and/or media.
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